Song Tutorials

Vocal coach Charmaine Brown shares tips and strategies for how to sing popular contemporary worship songs.

Gratitude (Brandon Lake)

Watch and sing along with vocal coach Charmaine Brown as she shares exercises and strategies that will help you sing in a powerful, contemporary-sounding mix voice throughout your range; vary your vocal resonance to create beautiful dynamic contrast; sing with breathy & edgy texture to add style and dynamics; and connect your vocal delivery with what the lyrics are saying!

I Thank God (Maverick City/UPPERROOM)

Watch and sing along with vocal coach Charmaine Brown as she shares exercises and strategies that will help you nail the high notes in a powerful, contemporary-sounding mix voice; navigate the low notes with greater ease; create a beautiful, dynamic journey throughout the song; and, sing with energy and intention!

Make Room (Community Music)

Take this song to a whole new level using the techniques from this tutorial! Watch and sing along with Worship Vocalist coaches Cherie Schellenberg and Chesney Allen as they take you through a vocal warmup, then share tips and exercises that will help you discover different tonal qualities in your voice, nail both the high and the low notes, create a dynamic song journey, and engage a bright, powerful-sounding contemporary tone.

Firm Foundation (He Won’t) (Cody Carnes/Maverick City)

Take this song to a whole new level using the techniques from this tutorial! Watch and sing along with vocal coaches Charmaine Brown and Dustin Keele as they take you through a vocal warmup, then share tips and exercises that will help you nail the high notes, develop control over your voice, engage different tonal qualities
and create beautiful contrast and dynamics throughout the song!

How to sing "Same God" by Elevation Worship

Same God (Elevation)

Take this song to a whole new level using the techniques from this tutorial! Watch and sing along with vocal coach Charmaine Brown as she shares 4 amazing strategies that will help you navigate the tricky ascending melodies in this song; access the high notes in a powerful, contemporary-sounding mix voice; sing with dynamics; and, use stylistic techniques to make the song sound interesting and engaging!

How to sing "We Praise You" by Bethel & Matt Redman

We Praise You (Bethel/Matt Redman)

Take this song to a whole new level using the techniques from this tutorial! Watch and sing along with vocal coaches Charmaine Brown & Justin McCartney as they take you through a vocal warmup, then share tips and exercises that will help you nail the high notes, find a contemporary mix voice tone, engage the most efficient resonance and mouth shape (which will give you way-better-sounding tone and greater pitch accuracy!), and navigate challenging lyrics and melodies!

How to sing "Great Things" like Phil Wickham

Great Things (Phil Wickham)

Take this song to a whole new level using the techniques from this tutorial! Watch and sing along with vocal coaches Charmaine Brown & Cherie Schellenberg as they take you through a vocal warmup, then share tips and exercises that will help you engage a powerful mix voice tone, sing with energy and style, nail the high notes, and engage the most efficient resonance and mouth shape (which will give you way-better-sounding tone and greater pitch accuracy!).

How to sing "All Hail King Jesus" (Bethel)

All Hail King Jesus (Bethel)

Watch and sing along with vocal coach Charmaine Brown as she shares strategies and exercises that will help you efficiently warm up your voice to prepare for the (massive!) 2-octave range of the song; better understand the different parts of your range; choose a song key and arrangement that works best for your voice; and, hit both the low and high notes with greater ease and better tone!